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March 2009

Science and Religion World

Learning from History – Nukes

What is to be learned from WWII? That appeasement does not work? How about the cold war? That Mutually Assured Destruction is a valid policy? And now, how about North Korea?

We are not appeasing Mr. Kim. We are not letting him join in the MAD fun. We are insuring that North Korea constantly feels threatened. It is not for sure that he would use nukes. But the more he is provoked the more likely it is that he would use them if given the chance. He is a cornered animal.

I do not believe that violence ever solves anything. But is it possible that some of the crazies might become more sane if allowed to join the insane fun of nuclear proliferation? Is it possible that some of the despots are sociopaths as a result of how we are treating them?

I don’t believe there is comfortable solution. I also don’t believe that anyone in power has spent any real time trying to learn from the mistakes of the past. The lessons which have been learned so far are not the only lessons available, they are the easy answers which support the ideas we were already clinging to.

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World

Those who don’t learn from history…

FREE SPEECH!! I believe in it. Using the Holocaust or the Rwandan genocide to push anti-abortion propaganda? I believe it is disgusting but it does not cross the line.

Who owns history? Who owns the rights to its interpretation and the message we must learn from it? How can we learn from history if we silence the interpreters?

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World

Don’t Blame the Drugs

Don’t blame the drugs. Everyone knows that dogs are not supposed to eat chocolate.

And where were the owners? Or did they have some cupcakes too?

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World

Waste of Air Space

Let’s go drive our cars aimlessly around the city. Let’s call it cruising. Let’s pimp out our rides with ridiculous gadgets. Let’s make lots of noise and have fun annoying everyone around us. Let’s use whatever resources we have at our disposal to make ourselves feel cool. Especially if whatever we do does not serve any real purpose.

OR

Let’s go fly our airplanes dangerously over a crowd of people. Let’s call it an airshow. Let’s ask the government for expensive planes with fancy-schmancy gadgets. Let’s make lots of noise and have fun wasting taxpayer dollars. Let’s use whatever we have at our disposal to compensate for whatever we are lacking. Especially since whatever we do does not serve any real purpose.

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Entertainment

Changes

In case you are wondering what is going on here. (All my old posts can still be found in the archives)

I still don’t know what I was waiting for

And my time was running wild

A million dead-end streets

Every time I thought I’d got it made

It seemed the taste was not so sweet

So I turned myself to face me

But I’ve never caught a glimpse

Of how the others must see the faker

I’m much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Don’t want to be a richer man

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Just gonna have to be a different man

Time may change me

But I can’t trace time

I watch the ripples change their size

But never leave the stream

Of warm impermanence and

So the days float through my eyes

But still the days seem the same

And these children that you spit on

As they try to change their worlds

Are immune to your consultations

They’re quite aware of what they’re going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Don’t tell t hem to grow up and out of it

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Where’s your shame

You’ve left us up to our necks in it

Time may change me

But you can’t trace time

Strange fascination, fascinating me

Changes are taking the pace I’m going through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Oh, look out you rock ‘n rollers

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

(Turn and face the strain)

Ch-ch-Changes

Pretty soon you’re gonna get a little older

Time may change me

But I can’t trace time

I said that time may change me

But I can’t trace time

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